Tuesday, Oct. 3-Sunday, Oct. 8

Monday, Oct. 9-Sunday, Oct. 15

Monday, Oct. 16-Sunday, Oct. 22

• Fall Pickleball Nights | Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 5-10 p.m. | Murphy-Oakley Park, 715 Fairview Rd., Asheville | Free | Enjoy a spirited game of pickleball as the evenings start to get cooler.
• Manhattan Short Film Festival | Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 6-8 p.m. | Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., Asheville | Free | View and judge the next generation of filmmakers during this unique festival — registration is required.

• Intro to Golf | Wednesday, Oct. 4-Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Recreation Park, 72 Gashes Creek Rd., Asheville | $10 | Learn the sport and some tips and tricks with one-on-one coaching during this four-week course.
• Music to Your Ears Discussion Series | Wednesday, Oct. 4 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Asheville Guitar Bar, 122 Riverside Dr., Ste. D, Asheville | $10 | Bill Kopp, author and music journalist, and Christopher Everett, lead guitarist for Hustle Souls, will lead a discussion on Led Zeppelin’s “Houses of the Holy.”

• Write Your Story: Introduction to Memoir | Thursday, Oct. 5 | 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., Asheville | Free | Write about your life with ease and direction, thanks to the tools from this workshop.
• Hospitality Workers Date Night | Thursday, Oct. 5 | 5-8 p.m. | Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville | Free | Hospitality workers will get free general admission during this appreciation event — music, coloring + cocktails, a panel discussion, and printmaking in the makerspace.
• Krafthouse 2023: Forest of the New Trees | Thursday, Oct. 5-Friday, Oct. 13 | Times vary | Center for Craft, 67 Broadway St., Asheville | $15 | Discover an imagined post-major event Appalachia as you descend into the basement to enter a world imagined by artists where craft is the only way to survive and thrive.*

• Six state-of-the-art 3D mammography units
• Additional ultrasound + ABUS (Automated Breast Ultrasound System) units
• The ability to go beyond the 25,000 mammograms this location performed in 2022

• You may have noticed our neck of the woods while browsing the web yesterday. Artist Nate Swinehart illustrated portions of the Appalachian Trail for a Google Doodle commemorating its establishment as one of the first National Scenic Trails by the National Trail Systems Act in 1968.

• Mikayla Wright, a seventh grade math teacher at Erwin Middle School, has been given Buncombe County’s 2023-24 Beginning Teacher of the Year award, with a reference citing her “fresh perspective and open mind.” Wright is now a nominee for the statewide award. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

• Applications for the WNC Center for Craft Artist in Residence are now open. Residents will receive a $10,000 honorarium, a stipend, and studio space, among other resources. Get your questions answered during the free virtual application info session on Friday, Oct. 13, 3-4 p.m.

• The annual Forest Festival Day will be commemorating mountain traditions and craft on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Cradle of Forestry campus will welcome family-friendly activities and the Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet, a lumberjack competition featuring archery, ax throwing + pole felling.

• In honor of National Coming Out Day, performer Divinity Holeburn — with help from the Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus — will perform the one-person show, “I Am What I Am.” The show will be on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at New Belgium Brewing and is raising money for the ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund.

• Asheville and the surrounding area have made it on to Fishing Booker’s list of the best fall fishing destinations. The ranking mentions trout in mountain streams, smallmouth bass in the French Broad, and the elusive muskellunge in nearby Lake James. But don’t forget your fishing license.

• Tickets to the 10th annual Winter Lights at the NC Arboretum went on sale yesterday, Monday, Oct. 2. The walk-through light show will be illuminated on Friday, Nov. 17 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 31. Bonus: Don’t miss the animatronic storytellers from UNC Asheville’s STEAM Studio.

• As seasons change, it’s essential to have your heating and cooling system inspected + serviced. MB HAYNES’ Preventative Maintenance Agreement helps keep you comfortable with two visits per year (one during the cooling season and another during the heating season) to help extend the life of your HVAC system.*

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